Mother’s kiss: nasal foreign bodies A-Z interventions and conditions Children aged 2-5 years have the highest incidence of nasal foreign bodies with some studies suggesting a greater prevalence in boys
Pain management strategies for childhood immunisation A-Z interventions and conditions Vaccine injections are the most common cause of iatrogenic pain in childhood
Peanut allergy prevention A-Z interventions and conditions Almost 3 in every 100 Australian children have a peanut allergy and around 20% of children ‘grow out of it’
Sweet solutions: procedural pain in infants (up to 12 months of age) A-Z interventions and conditions Sweet solution given directly to the tongue causes an orally mediated increase in endogenous opioids
Wet combing: head lice A-Z interventions and conditions Half of the people infested with lice do not scratch; all people in contact with an affected person should be manually checked for lice
Bibliotherapy: depression A-Z interventions and conditions Bibliotherapy is a form of guided self-help whereby the patient works through a structured book, independently from the doctor
Brief behavioural therapy: insomnia in adults A-Z interventions and conditions Physical health problems are present in about one-third of patients with insomnia, defined as repeated difficulty with sleep over a period of a month
CBT for panic disorder A-Z interventions and conditions The cognitive component of CBT helps patients to understand how the way they think about their symptoms affects their experience
Cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic insomnia A-Z interventions and conditions Chronic insomnia is the third most common psychological reason for GP consultations – most patients prefer not to take medication to overcome this problem